ORGAN / BODY DONATION

Cadaveric dissection is an important element of the teaching schedule in medical college. It aids the medical students to understand human anatomy and consequently utilize this knowledge for their clinical subjects. The surgeons also require is to update their knowledge. The Department of Anatomy VMMC, wishes to create awareness among people about voluntary body donation for teaching and research purposes.

The interested person while alive may voluntarily donate his/her body and express his/her will in writing (form can be downloaded from website or available in the Anatomy Office, VMMC) and inform his next kith & kin about the same. The dead body should be preferably transported to the Department of Anatomy VMMC within working hours. If the body is brought in non-working hours, it may be temporarily kept in the Mortuary of the hospital which is open 24 hours on all days.

II. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROSPECTIVE DONORS

The Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, accepts donation of body after death for teaching and scientific advancement.

The WILL FORM and DONOR CARD duly completed in duplicate by the donor should be submitted to the office of the Head of the Department of Anatomy, VMMC and Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi for registration.

The body of the voluntary donor with death certificate, from competent medical personnel should be handed over by the next kin, to the Department of Anatomy.

Body after accident, medico-legal case or any other form of unnatural death will not be accepted.

After the death of the donor, the information should be conveyed to the Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital. The telephone numbers are indicated below:

Anatomy Office: 01126716440 01126707710 01126707711

Casualty: 01126194690 01126707114

Exchange: 01126165060

APPROVED TEXT OF THE WILL FOR VOLUNTARY HUMAN BODY DONATION

WILL

I, ____________________________________ S/O, D/O, W/O__________________________________R/O__________________________________, working at _____________________________________wish to voluntarily donate my body after death to the department of Anatomy, VMMC & SJH for teaching and research purposes.

I also declare that I have informed my relatives about this donation and they have no objection to the same. My heirs have no claim of any kind over my dead body.

I also impart through this will, the right to Department of anatomy to use/dispose my body and appoint the Principal and Medical Superintendent of the said institute as the Executor.

If my death takes place at any other hospital/institute, my relatives will be responsible for informing VMMC about my death and transporting it within the shortest time.

In witness thereof, I have signed this Will here under on this ________________________________day of (month) _____________________________ Year ___________________________ as the Testator in the presence of next of kin as the Witness (es).Signed by the above named Testator in my presenceon the same day and each of us has in presence of the Testator signed his name hereunder as attesting witness (es)Signature of Witness I Signature of Donor/Testator Name: Name:Address: Address:Tel No: Tel No: Signature of Witness II Signature of Next Kith & KinName: Name:Address: Relationship Address: Tel No: Tel No: